City Council committee meetings will NOT be held the week of July 29th to August 2nd. The regularly scheduled Council meeting cycle will resume with Standing Committee meetings on Monday, August 5th, 2019.
Notice is hereby given that Council Member Garrett Dennis will hold meetings to discuss Bill 2019-330 regarding decriminalizing marijuana in the amount of less than 20 grams. 2019-330 ORD-MC Creating New Pt 1 (Small Quantity Marijuana Possession), Chapt 606 (Drugs), Ord Code, to Create a Civil Citation Prog for possession of less than 20 grams of Marijuana or Marijuana Drug Paraphernalia in alternative to Criminal Prosecution. (Johnston) (Introduced by CM Dennis) Public Hearing Pursuant to Chapt 166, F.S. & CR 3.601 - 5/28/19
Councilman Reggie Gaffney (District 7) announced a community meeting to hear from constituents on a range of issues impacting District 7, which includes Jacksonville’s north side and downtown areas. The meeting will be attended by a variety of city departments to update the community on recently completed projects or those currently underway. Councilman Gaffney and city staff will field questions from constituents.
There will be a Community meeting hosted by the Honorable Joyce Morgan on July 25, 2019 at 6:00p.m. at River City Baptist Church, 6801 Merrill Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32277. The purpose of this meeting is to provide the Arlington community with an opportunity to provide community feedback on the Renew Arlington Façade and Property Improvement Grant Program.
On Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jacksonville City Council Chamber (City Hall, 117 W. Duval Street), Jacksonville resident and Word War II veteran Sgt. John Connelly will be interviewed about his experiences in the war and his time as a prisoner of war in Germany by City Council Member Al Ferraro (District 2). The interview, to be conducted before an audience of military veterans, Boy Scouts, and the general public, will be available for viewing on Comcast channel 99, on the Jacksonville City Council's live streaming web site (http://www.coj.net/city-council/city-council-meetings-online.aspx) and will be recorded for inclusion in an oral history archive.
As required by the Ordinance Code, a public hearing concerning this legislation has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, at 5:00 p.m. before the Land Use & Zoning Committee in the City Council Chambers, 1st Floor of City Hall, 117 West Duval Street, Jacksonville, Florida.